B737
BOEING 737-700
BOEING 737-700
Aircraft
Name
737-700
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Fixed Wing
Position
Low wing
Tail
Regular tail, mid set
WTC
M
APC
C
Type Code
L2J
RFF Category
6
Engine
Jet
Engine Count
Multi
Position
Underwing mounted
Landing gear
Tricycle retractable
Manufactured as
BOEING Clipper
BOEING C-40 Clipper
BOEING C-40
BOEING 737-700
BOEING BBJ
BOEING 737-700 BBJ
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B737
Short to medium range airliner. In service since 1997. Standard version of the BOEING 737 next generation. All versions have more powerful and efficient engines, improved wings and tail sections and modernized cockpits. Replaced the BOEING 737-300. BBJ 1 long range corporate version with fuselage of 737-700 and wings of 737-800. With winglets the aircrafts wingspan is 35.79 meters.
The B737 is member of the B737 family of aircraft.
For more information, see Boeing's B737 family specifications.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
34.30 m
Length (metric)
33.65 m
Height (metric)
12.60 m
Powerplant
2 x CFM56-7 (89 kN) or
2 x CFM56-7HGW (107 kN) turbofans.
Engine Model(s)
CFM International CFM56
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
150 kts
Distance
1800 m
MTOW
66320 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
165 kts
ROC
3000 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
280 kts
ROC
2500
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
280 kts
ROC
2500 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH
0.74
ROC
1500 ft/min
Cruise
TAS
460 kts
MACH
0.79
Ceiling
410
Range
2500 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
0.76
ROD
800 ft/min
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
290 kts
ROD
3500 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
250 kts
MCS
210 kts
ROD
1500 ft/min
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
137 kts
Distance
1400 m
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving
What Links Here (55)
- Airplane Design Group (ADG)
- ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code
- Krueger Flaps
- 18670
- 18671
- 18784
- 18825
- 18961
- 18983
- 19008
- 19016
- 19186
- 19235
- 19274
- 19306
- 19359
- 19394
- 19436
- 19550
- 19563
- 19590
- 19650
- 19666
- 19787
- 19817
- 19936
- B737 / F100, vicinity Geneva Switzerland, 2006
- B737 / A332, Seatle-Tacoma WA USA, 2008
- B737, manoeuvring, west of Norwich UK 2009
- B737 en-route, Glen Innes NSW Australia, 2007
- B737, Chicago Midway USA, 2005
- B737, Amsterdam Netherlands, 2003
- A320, Varadero Cuba, 2010
- B737, Southend UK, 2010
- B190 / B737, Calgary Canada, 2014
- B773, Paris CDG France, 2013
- B737, New York La Guardia USA, 2013
- DH8D / B737, Winnipeg Canada, 2014
- B737, vicinity Branson MO USA, 2014
- B737, Gran Canaria Spain, 2016
- B737, New York La Guardia USA, 2016
- B737, en-route, northwest of Philadelphia PA USA, 2018
- B737, Singapore Seletar, 2017
- B737, Chicago Midway IL, USA 2011
- B737/LJ45, Chicago Midway, USA 2011
- B737 / A320, Los Angeles CA USA, 2007
- B737, Fort Nelson BC Canada, 2012
- B737/C212 en-route/manoeuvring, near Richmond NSW Australia, 2011
- RECAT - Wake Turbulence Re-categorisation
- Autoland
- 32080
- 32104
- B737, en-route, west southwest of Pensacola FL USA, 2016
- B737 / B738, vicinity Amsterdam Netherlands, 2018
- Pang Ying Qun
